August Classic Chess Tournament 2025 Below 1800
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 02 Aug 2025 in Kuwait, Kuwait. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1660, and top seed was Nathaniel Tinsay (🇵🇭 PHI, 1764).
Nathaniel Tinsay (🇵🇭 PHI, 1764) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Abel Joseph (5.0) and Tareq Alasad (5.0). Tinsay won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Adon Mulackal Joseph (1445) beat Dharmendra Pranav Naidu Ravuluru (1709), a +264-point gap.
Location
🇰🇼Kuwait, Kuwait
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 02 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇰🇼Kuwait×10
🇮🇳India×10
🇪🇬Egypt×5
🇵🇭Philippines×4
🇸🇾Syria×3
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
🇧🇭Bahrain×1
🇵🇸Palestine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsNathaniel Tinsay led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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11
5
3
1
1
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
Nathaniel Tinsay held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nathaniel Tinsay drew with Abel Joseph (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nathaniel Tinsay 5 wins (R1–R5)Abel Joseph 4 wins (R1–R4)Tareq Alasad 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathaniel Tinsay | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Abel Joseph | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Tareq Alasad | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Abdullah Nehan | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinsay, Nathaniel | 1764 | PHI | +34N | +28B | +20N | +10B | +3N | =2B | 5.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 19.00 | 1971 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Abel Joseph | 1655 | IND | +22N | +24B | +14N | +7B | =4N | =1N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 18.50 | 1859 | +48.8 |
| 3 | Alasad, Tareq | 1618 | KUW | +36N | +32B | +19N | +27B | −1B | +8N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 13.50 | 1670 | +2.8 |
| 4 | Nehan, Abdullah | 1688 | BAN | +30N | +12B | =27N | +20B | =2B | =6N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1708 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Hazem, Abdelrahman | 1533 | EGY | +18N | −19B | +13N | +25B | =7N | +14B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 16.00 | 1798 | +27.6 |
| 6 | Adel Joseph | 1496 | IND | +46N | −7B | +32N | +33B | +19N | =4B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1490 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Khalaf, Ali | 1677 | KUW | +31B | +6N | +23B | −2N | =5B | =9N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.75 | 1644 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Swastik Saha | 0 | IND | +?N | +15B | −10N | +28B | +11N | −3B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 9 | De Mesa, Michael Angelo | 0 | PHI | +11N | −20B | +12N | =14B | +27N | =7B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 14.25 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Celebi, Bahadir | 1644 | TUR | +41B | +29N | +8B | −1N | −26B | +21N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1503 | -11.2 |
| 11 | Alghanim, Faisal | 1560 | KUW | −9B | +16N | +41B | +21N | −8B | +29N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 2250 | +14.0 |
| 12 | Awadh, Mohammad | 1478 | KUW | +21B | −4N | −9B | +16N | +37B | +33N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 889 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Calimlim, Jessie | 0 | PHI | −27B | +40N | −5B | +43N | +?B | +25N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Novio, Pablo Jr | 1533 | PHI | +35B | +43N | −2B | =9N | +15B | −5N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1453 | -12.8 |
| 15 | Alman Abdullah Rashid | 1535 | IND | +42B | −8N | +17N | =29B | −14N | +28B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1642 | +22.0 |
| 16 | Alali,Naeem. | 0 | SYR | =17N | −11B | +38N | −12B | +30N | +31N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Dharmendra Pranav Naidu Ravuluru | 1709 | IND | =16B | +44N | −15B | +40N | −29N | +19B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1502 | -40.8 |
| 18 | Haytham Ahmed Abdelazeem, Omar | 0 | EGY | −5B | −?N | +44B | +31N | =28N | +27B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tanu Stalin | 0 | IND | +?B | +5N | −3B | +23N | −6B | −17N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ahmed, Najla | 1600 | BRN | F | +9N | −1B | −4N | +34B | +22B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 927 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Mohamed Aly Radwan, Ahmed | 0 | EGY | −12N | +30B | +?N | −11B | +24N | −10B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Alomar, Khalid | 0 | KUW | −2B | +45N | −26B | +39N | +23B | −20N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ezzat GadElrab, Yousab | 1522 | EGY | +37N | +33B | −7N | −19B | −22N | +32B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 877 | -11.6 |
| 24 | Sathvika Umashankar | 1447 | IND | +45B | −2N | +39B | −26N | −21B | +37N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 867 | -16.4 |
| 25 | FIDE 10311980 | 0 | — | F | +35N | +43B | −5N | +38B | −13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Eidi, Eisa | 1669 | KUW | F | F | +22N | +24B | +10N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2337 | +13.4 |
| 27 | Almatar, Khalifa | 1575 | KUW | +13N | +38B | =4B | −3N | −9B | −18N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1461 | -11.2 |
| 28 | Sahoo, Sanjeet Kumar | 1500 | IND | +39B | −1N | +36B | −8N | =18B | −15N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 851 | -25.2 |
| 29 | Adon Mulackal Joseph | 1445 | IND | F | −10B | +37N | =15N | +17B | −11B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1524 | +13.2 |
| 30 | FIDE 10311963 | 0 | — | −4B | −21N | −35B | +42N | −16B | +38N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Alkhatib, Walid | 0 | PLE | −7N | −37B | +?N | −18B | +39N | −16B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Dhyey Kantaria | 0 | IND | +44B | −3N | −6B | −?N | +?B | −23N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Wihbeh,Alward. | 0 | SYR | F | −23N | +?B | −6N | +?B | −12B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Alali,Ibrahim. | 0 | SYR | −1B | −39N | +42B | F | −20N | +43B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 555004032 | 0 | — | −14N | −25B | +30N | −?B | +40B | −?N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Alwasmi, Sara | 0 | KUW | −3B | F | −28N | F | +46B | +?N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 555004040 | 0 | — | −23B | +31N | −29B | F | −12N | −24B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 547045566 | 0 | — | +40B | −27N | −16B | F | −25N | −30B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 10311971 | 0 | — | −28N | +34B | −24N | −22B | −31B | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Alhabeeb, Abdulaziz | 1472 | KUW | −38N | −13B | +46N | −17B | −35N | −42B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 903 | -8.4 |
| 41 | Alrashoud, Fahad | 0 | KUW | −10N | +46B | −11N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Hadi Kansou | 0 | LBN | −15N | −?B | −34N | −30B | F | +40N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 537021141 | 0 | — | F | −14B | −25N | −13B | F | −34N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Qureshi, Abdullah | 1554 | PAK | −32N | −17B | −18N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -12.0 |
| 45 | Sabry Zein, Hesham | 0 | EGY | −24N | −22B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 547041943 | 0 | — | −6B | −41N | −40B | F | −36N | −?N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Abel JosephIND+48.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Hazem, AbdelrahmanEGY+27.64.5 pts · #13
- 3Alman Abdullah RashidIND+22.03.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Dharmendra Pranav Naidu RavuluruIND-40.83.5 pts · #11
- 2Sahoo, Sanjeet KumarIND-25.22.5 pts · #45
- 3Sathvika UmashankarIND-16.43.0 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R5+264 Elo gap
- R3+174 Elo gap